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Flash Flood Warning 91, NWS JSJ

July 31, 2005

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2005, 6:21 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 31, 2005, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2005, 1:15 PM CDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 31, 11:20 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	2 W Manati, PR	ROUTE 666 FLOODED AT EL CACHETE ON THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 312322
FFWSJU
PRC091-145-010215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
721 PM AST SUN JUL 31 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
  IN PUERTO RICO
     MANATI
     VEGA BAJA

* UNTIL 1015 PM AST

*FOR PEOPLE ALONG THE FOLLOWING RIVER(S)...

* AT 719 PM AST...A RIVER LEVEL SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE WATER   
LEVELS WERE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON THE RIO GRANDE DE MANATI AND STILL 
INCREASING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED UPSTREAM.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE 
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN 
RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING 
WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 1850 6643 1838 6645 1837 6650 1842 6651
      1842 6654 1848 6656

$$

SNELL-

1 follow-up statement

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 312339
FFSSJU

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
737 PM AST SUN JUL 31 2005

PRC145-312347-
MANATI-VEGA BAJA-
737 PM AST SUN JUL 31 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES
IN PUERTO RICO
     VEGA BAJA

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VEGA BAJA WAS ISSUED IN ERROR.

LAT...LON 1850 6643 1838 6645 1837 6650 1842 6651
      1842 6654 1848 6656

$$

SNELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS JSJ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 31, 2:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jul 31, 2:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	19 hr
Jul 31, 3:18 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	JSJ	31 days
Jul 31, 4:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	20 hr
Jul 31, 5:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr
Jul 31, 6:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JSJ	18 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Puerto Rico, 2005 Every flash flood warning in 2005

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive.